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DRUM TUG.

' Patented Oct. 2, 1888.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEieE.

WALTER F. FOLEY, OF BROCKTON, MASSACHUSETTS, AND CHARLES F.' WILBUR, OFBIRMINGHAM, CONNECTICUT.

DRUM-TUG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 390,469, dated October2, 1888. Application filed September 9, 1887. Renewed July 16. 1588.Serial No. 280.122. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, \VALTER F. FOLEY, of Brockton, in the county ofPlymouth and State of Massachusetts, and CHARLES F. WILBUR, ofBirmingham, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, haveinvented 'cer tain new and useful Improvements in Drum- Tugs; and we dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a drum provided with ourimproved tugs. Fig. 2 is a view, on an enlarged scale, of the tug seenfrom the outside. Fig. 3 is a view of the tug seen from the inside, andFig. 4 is a transverse sectional View of the tug, taken on line 00 a2,Figs. 2 and 3, and showing the ropes or strings in the tug.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

Our invention has relation to tugs for drums having a loop sliding uponthe straining strings or cords, by means of which tugs the heads of thedrum may be tightened or loosened; and it consists in the improvedconstruction and combination of parts of such a tug, as hereinafter morefully described and claimed.

The tugs usually employed in drums having straining strings or ropesconsist of a closed loop or sleeve having a tongue, by means of which itmay be drawn down upon the strings; and in the case of one of theseloops breaking or being injured it is necessary to remove the stringsfrom the drum for the purpose of removing the injured tug and insertinga new tug as the two adjoining strings are drawn through the loop, andfor the purpose of avoiding this removal of the strings we haveconstructed a tug in which the loop is provided with suitablestiffening-backing, which will admit of the loop being made with anaperture in the back, with which it may slip upon the strings, so thatthe loop may be placed in position and removed without interfering withthe strings of the drum, as we shall now proceed to describe.

In the accompanying drawings, the numerals 1 indicate the strings of thedrum, which are arranged in the usual manner. The tugs 2 are composed ofa plate, 3, of sheet metal, or of any suitable material, which may bebent to form two flat hooks or flanges, 4-, at the ends, of sufficientstrength to hold the strings to gether. The flap or tongue 5 is made ofleather, and the upper portion, 6, of the tongue forms a lining for theplate, being seen red to the inside of the bent plate by means ofarivet, 7, passing through the leather and through the middle of theplate. It will now be seen that the tug may he slipped upon the stringsby passing the strings through the aperture be tween the bent ends ofthe leather-lined plate, and the tug may be drawn down upon the stringsfor tightening them and upward for the purpose of loosening them bydrawing upon the tongue or flap in the usual manner.

The metallic plate, which may be cut into any suitable ornamental shape,and which may be ornamented in any desired manner, will strengthen thetug, causing it to be more durable than the leather tugs generally used,and by having the opening in its back it may be easily slipped on or offthe strings.

Having thus described our invention, we claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States 1. A drumtug having a metallic plateat its upper end bent to form two flat hooks or lips for grasping thestrings, and having a tongue or flap, as and for the purpose shown andset forth.

2. In a drum tug, the combination of a metallic plate bent to form. twoflat hooks or flanges, with an opening between them, with a tongue orflap of leather or similar material having its upper portion securedwithin the bent plate, forming a lining for the same,as and for thepurpose shown and set forth.

3. In a drum-tug, the combination of a me tallic plate bent to form twoflat hooks or inwardly-curving flanges at the sides, forming an openingbetween them, a tongue or flap of leather or similar material having itsupper portion forming a lining for the metallic plate, and a rivetpassed through the middle of the plate and of the lining, securing thelatter within the former, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereuntoaffixed our signa- 15 tures in presence of two witnesses.

XVALTER F. FOLEY. CHARLES F. WILBUR.

